Acronyms
BER
Behavior Emergency Report
Domains assessed on ELPAC
What are Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening?
A student with disabilities who has a documented need can take these in the middle of test administration.
What are breaks?
A student’s test location can be altered so the student is tested in a setting different from that made available for most students. It may include the most beneficial time, special lighting or acoustics, and adaptive furniture.
What is a separate setting?
Advocate/Legal Involvement
Parent Concerns/Complaints
Change of Placement Considerations
Discipline/Manifestation Determination
Who is Niza?
Director of Special Education
SELPA
What is Special Education Local Plan Area?
All accommodations and/or designated supports must be downloaded here.
What is TOMS (Test Operations Management System)?
Voice recognition in the test delivery system allows a student to use a voice as an input device to dictate responses for constructed-response items.
What is Speech to Text?
The test administrator or test examiner can paraphrase the test directions found in a test administration manual.
What is Simplified Test Directions?
Visit SDC/RSP classrooms and provide support
Classroom Instructional Strategies
Case Management duties support
Who is Clara?
SPED Program Coach
LEA
What is Local Educational Agency?
Requires a 2nd scorer this year
What is the ALT. ELPAC ?
What is an accommodation?
A student can use this non-embedded resource to block off content on a paper test that is not of immediate need or that may be distracting to the student.
What is Masking?
Search and Serve Referrals
Transfer Students
High Profile IEP meetings
Who is Debbie?
Special Education Consultant
IEE
What is an Independent Educational Evaluation?
Calibration quizzes are located here
What is Moodle?
A student can use printed text that appears on the screen as audio material.
What is closed captioned?
A student can adjust the volume control beyond the device’s built-in settings using headphones or other non-embedded devices including, but not limited to, assistive technology or FM systems.
What is amplification?
Professional Development Needs
Attend Mod/Severe & C to B meetings
ELPAC, Alt. ELPAC
Who is Jennifer?
Special Education/MTSS Coordinator
CCR
What is California Code of Regulations?
The process whereby a student is changed from English learner (EL) status to Fluent English Proficient (RFEP) status.
What is Reclassification.
A student with some physical disabilities (including both fine motor and gross motor skills) can use this accommodation option that includes, but is not limited to, adapted keyboards, large keyboards, Sticky Keys, Mouse Keys, eye gaze, adapted mouse, touch screen, head wand, and switches.
What is alternate response options?
A student can dictate responses to a person who records verbatim what is dictated.
What is Scribe?
Uploads changes to CALPADS
Request Subs as needed
Who is Tania?